autobahn going the way of the dinosaur? attn: Dirk

[marc at getty.net (Marc Getty)]

It's definitely illegal in Germany to flash your lights as you come
upon slower moving traffic. No doubt about it. *BUT* it's a custom and
happens regularly.

There is no telling if this was a 2 lane (most common) or larger
section of autobahn. If it was a 2 lane section, there are times when
a Kia can be in the left lane. For instance, all trucks are governed
at 90 KM/Hr (56 MPH) even a Kia can easily pass these, especially if
there is a long line of them. Oh, and don't forget that trucks pass
each other, the Kia woman could have been stuck behind a truck with
nowhere to go.

-Marc


-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of David Utley
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 4:58 PM
To: Dan Smith
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: autobahn going the way of the dinosaur? attn: Dirk


It sounds like our courts did the ruling on that one...  

  As I understand it, it is the responsibility of the slower car to
move over 
in time and without causing the speeding driver to slow down...  With
this in 
mind, I do not see how it could be the 'agressive' drivers fault for
causing 
the woman to wreck unless he actually touched her car...  Who knows if
he 
actually saw the wreck or not, but I think it is law that if you see a
wreck, 
you stop and help, period.
  But to go back to the point, I have heard it put this way,  "Germans
drive 
in their mirrors,"...  Also, allegedly they are trying to ask folks
not to 
flash their lights anymore, there are signs up asking to not flash... 

  Dirk, how far off am I on any of this?
-- 
Regards,
David Utley
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Quoting Dan Smith <sad_rocc@yahoo.com>:

> Just saw this article on fark.com:
> http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1432_A_1117658_1_A,00.html
>  
> One of my 'Things to Do Before I Die' items is drive silly fast on
the 
> autobahn, so I hope there isn't a lot of merit to the discussion of 
> limiting the speed on the road. I understand that quite a bit of it 
> has speed limit signs as is. Dirk, any idea how serious this is?
Huge 
> media story over there?
>  
> Dan
> 
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